Virtualization

Welcome to the virtualization community on BrightTALK! Whether it affects servers, storage, networks, desktops or other parts of the data center, virtualization provides real benefits by reducing the resources needed for your
infrastructure and creating software-defined data center components. However, it can also complicate your infrastructure. Join this active community to learn best
practices for avoiding virtual machine sprawl and other common virtualization pitfalls as well as how you can make the most of your virtualization environment.

Software-defined is the future. With the adoption of software-defined data centers, storage and networking, IT professionals should expect better automation and flexibility in data management, which in return would increase innovation in cloud and adoption of modern IT approaches such as DevOps.

The cloud is accelerating innovation and enabling technology transformation – it is changing every organisation, as cloud-based business-critical revenue impacting applications unlock competitive advantage, agility and enhance customer experiences. However, web application attacks are the number 1 source of security breaches, and many business and technology leaders alike struggle to keep up with the fast pace of securing those applications across an increasingly agile and complex infrastructure stack.
This one-day virtual event will address the challenges and key security considerations for defending all the layers of your web application stack from vulnerabilities and the latest cyber security trends so that you can protect today, and scale for securing against the unknown of tomorrow.

2016 was a breakout year for augmented (AR), mixed (MR) and virtual reality (VR) but will the astronomical growth continue as we move into 2017? The first BrightTALK 2017 Summit will have three areas of focus over three days to help answer that question: how can content creators engage their users and push these technologies to their most exciting limits? How can businesses apply AR/MR/VR technologies to support their workers and inspire their customers? Finally we'll host the debate on the powerful influence that AR/MR/VR can have on society and how humans interact with the world. Join our industry-leading selection of thought leaders who'll be discussing these topics and more at our first AR/VR/MR Summit of 2017.

2016 has been the breakout year for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). No longer a niche, sci-fi pipe-dream, AR and VR have exploded onto the scene with accessible consumer headsets and unprecedented levels of hype developed by apps such as Pokemon Go.
The AR/VR industry is forecast to hit $120 billion in 2020, overtaking mobile and the next few years will be crucial to establish that continued growth.
So which areas of life are most likely to be most positively disrupted? Where we see the most exciting technological developments? Which new and revolutionary applications will we discover to help aid business functions? Are we entering a brave new world or will the meteoric rise of AR & VR burn itself out in a matter of years?
All these questions and more will be answered by the industry-leading selection of speakers arranged for this BrightTALK Summit.

As storage resources become increasingly distributed and virtualized, architectures need to adapt. Join thought leaders from the storage and virtualization industries for a deeper look into development and implementation of these forward-thinking technologies.

Software-defined will continue to occupy priority status of the CIO’s agenda in 2016-2017. This technology, present throughout Data Centers, Storage and Networking, is challenging to adopt and implement, but can provide organizations with high rewards. The SDDC industry will be worth an estimated $77 billion by 2020, but many organizations are still struggling to transition from traditional data centers. Join this summit to learn the best ways to achieve this from industry leading vendors, thought leaders and associations.

Augmented & Virtual Reality technologies are already starting to become more and more entrenched in today's modern world. How can they be used to improve business and educational processes, and how will they impact our lives day to day?
Which of the ideas will become viable products? Will any of the technologies make it to market? Is the space as game-changing as the hype makes it out to be?
All these questions and more will be answered by our industry-leading invited thought leaders. We've arranged a heavy-hitting line up of progressive and engaging speakers, with experience from the front lines of the AR/VR space.
Register now to tune in to the discussion and join the debate on the future of AR/VR for yourself.

Software-defined technologies are enabling organizations to move forward at a rapid pace. Join this interactive summit to hear experts provide insights into the latest software-defined technology, as well as the noteworthy changes in flash, memory and server hardware architecture that can be leveraged by that software.

After years of IT departments scrambling to adapt to cloud technologies, most organizations have implemented cloud and virtual technologies of some sort. Now, it is time for strategic cloud initiatives to make the biggest business impacts. From building next-generation applications to utilizing the right CSB to scaling your data center and more, join industry thought leaders in a discussion on the newest cloud and virtualization developments. Wrapping up the summit is a highly-anticipated presentation by keynote speaker Neil McEvoy, CEO of Cloud Best Practices Network. Neil will be discussing enterprise cloud native applications, how to manage them, and what's next in the industry. Tune in to find out more!

As IT infrastructure innovations and technologies continue to improve, organisations need to make sure the data centre isn’t left
behind. In this climate, data centre transformation is becoming essential, but with different technologies and approaches, where
do you start? Join experts and leading vendors from around the world as they explore how organisations can transform the data
center through virtualization, convergence, efficiency, sustainability and security in this two-day summit.